| Hello everyone, Jennifer here, Anderson there and Tharanga a bit further over there, to face |
| 0.1 | Anderson to Tharanga, no run, stays over, zooms in from outside off, across the left hander, driven into the covers |
| 0.2 | Anderson to Tharanga, no run, short one already - ducked easily |
| 0.3 | Anderson to Tharanga, no run, outside off, worked into the covers |
| 0.4 | Anderson to Tharanga, 3 runs, on leg, tucked off the hips to deep square where Broad does well to hunt it down in a few strides and a long stretch |
| 0.5 | Anderson to Jayasuriya, 1 run, very full, but driven into the covers |
| Square leg comes inside the circle, Broad drops back to fine leg |
| 0.6 | Anderson to Tharanga, 1 run, turned down to Sidebottom who returns with casual ease |
| (as opposed to formal ease) |
| End of over 1 (5 runs) - Sri Lanka 5/0 (230 runs required from 49 overs, RR: 5.00, RRR: 4.69) | WU Tharanga |
| 4* (5b) |
| JM Anderson |
| 1-0-5-0 | | ST Jayasuriya |
| 1* (1b) |
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| Sidebottom to open from the other end now |
| 1.1 | Sidebottom to Tharanga, FOUR, the first boundary of the innings - through square leg |
| 1.2 | Sidebottom to Tharanga, OUT, England strike early! Just outside off, a thick edge and Cook takes a tumbling catch to his left at second slip |
| WU Tharanga c Cook b Sidebottom 8 (5m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 114.28 |
| 1.3 | Sidebottom to Sangakkara, 1 wide, from wicket to wide in one easy step |
| 1.3 | Sidebottom to Sangakkara, no run, got him, dropped him, as Will has just helpfully noted, almost a mirror of the second ball this over, but Cook this time can't cling on as the batsman fends on the back foot |
| 1.4 | Sidebottom to Sangakkara, 1 run, squares up again and the thick edge skews out through point |
| Cook's hands are on Cook's hips. He's furious |
| 1.5 | Sidebottom to Jayasuriya, no run, tight delivery, squeezing Sangakkara into tucking down the ball off his hips |
| Sidebottom's face is etched with intent |
| 1.6 | Sidebottom to Jayasuriya, no run, Banshee-like appeal for one which zips through down off, curling away like a Dali 'tache and clips his pad - but it hadn't done enough |
| Good decision. It's all going on in these first two overs |
| End of over 2 (6 runs) - Sri Lanka 11/1 (224 runs required from 48 overs, RR: 5.50, RRR: 4.66) | ST Jayasuriya |
| 1* (3b) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 1-0-6-1 | | KC Sangakkara |
| 1* (2b) |
| JM Anderson |
| 1-0-5-0 | |
| 2.1 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, outside off, poked forward |
| 2.2 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, slips through outside off |
| 2.3 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, stays over, wangs that down outside off and it's tidily down off the back foot |
| 2.4 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, played off the back foot in front of point where Bell does well to run in with attacking intent and wang it in back to the keeper |
| 2.5 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, turned off the hips to square |
| 2.6 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, dropped. Another chance goes begging - tough not mind, but all the same... a thick edge from what would have been an upper cut and a leaping Mustard can only claw at it as the ball cannons off his palm |
| Two lives for Sangakkara so far |
| End of over 3 (maiden) - Sri Lanka 11/1 (224 runs required from 47 overs, RR: 3.66, RRR: 4.76) | KC Sangakkara |
| 1* (8b) |
| JM Anderson |
| 2-1-5-0 | | ST Jayasuriya |
| 1* (3b) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 1-0-6-1 | |
| 3.1 | Sidebottom to Jayasuriya, no run, straight delivery, straight bat, straight defence. Straightforward, really |
| 3.2 | Sidebottom to Jayasuriya, no run, defended backward this time, towards point in the end |
| A steady breeze blowing across, by the way |
| 3.3 | Sidebottom to Jayasuriya, no run, stays over ... so it's left-armer to left hander, but not left - a straight delivery forcing a back-foot defence |
| 3.4 | Sidebottom to Jayasuriya, no run, brisk down the channel, Jayasuriya's eyes widen as he thinks about cutting hard but pulls out of the shot at the last |
| 3.5 | Sidebottom to Jayasuriya, 1 run, on off, cutting in towards Jayasuriya who waits until the ball's right on to his bat before pressing into the leg-side, in front of square |
| 3.6 | Sidebottom to Sangakkara, no run, defended forward and Sidebottom becomes aggressive in picking up the ball and mockshying towards Mustard |
| End of over 4 (1 run) - Sri Lanka 12/1 (223 runs required from 46 overs, RR: 3.00, RRR: 4.84) | KC Sangakkara |
| 1* (9b) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 2-0-7-1 | | ST Jayasuriya |
| 2* (8b) |
| JM Anderson |
| 2-1-5-0 | |
| 4.1 | Anderson to Jayasuriya, FOUR, loads of width, and square-drives on the up in front of point |
| 4.2 | Anderson to Jayasuriya, no run, tighter, but still enough room to fence towards point this time. No run |
| 4.3 | Anderson to Jayasuriya, 2 runs, driven off the back foot through extra cover |
| 4.4 | Anderson to Jayasuriya, no run, lets that one through - well, they've got enough for the over, non? |
| 4.5 | Anderson to Jayasuriya, 1 run, ...apparently not, full flay off a wide one behind point. Anderson will be grateful to his fielders there, two excellent dives |
| 4.6 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, touch of room outside off, driven off the back foot through the covers |
| End of over 5 (7 runs) - Sri Lanka 19/1 (216 runs required from 45 overs, RR: 3.80, RRR: 4.80) | KC Sangakkara |
| 1* (10b) |
| JM Anderson |
| 3-1-12-0 | | ST Jayasuriya |
| 9* (13b 1x4) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 2-0-7-1 | |
| 5.1 | Sidebottom to Jayasuriya, 1 run, stole that single there, a poke into the covers and they were even looking for two from the overthrow which was a tad wild |
| 5.2 | Sidebottom to Sangakkara, 1 leg bye, on middle-and-leg, England like it but the umpire doesn't and the ball drifts down leg |
| 5.3 | Sidebottom to Jayasuriya, no run, outside off, driven off the back foot in front of point |
| 5.4 | Sidebottom to Jayasuriya, OUT, width outside off and Jayasuriya lashes a punch off the back foot to cover where Bell holds on to a stinger |
| ST Jayasuriya c Bell b Sidebottom 10 (24m 16b 1x4 0x6) SR: 62.50 |
| Jayasuriya trudges off - he had belted that one all right. Here's another Jaya, of wardene fame |
| 5.5 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, across the right hander who stands firm and sturdies a defence down off the back foot |
| Sturdies should be a word |
| 5.6 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, straight and barn-doored back down |
| Sidebottom huffing out there, but he would bowl all day, really. Here's Anderson |
| End of over 6 (2 runs) - Sri Lanka 21/2 (214 runs required from 44 overs, RR: 3.50, RRR: 4.86) | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 0* (2b) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 3-0-8-2 | | KC Sangakkara |
| 1* (11b) |
| JM Anderson |
| 3-1-12-0 | |
| 6.1 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, across the left hander, defended on the back foot |
| 6.2 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, across him again, straightening on off and a good length, defended off the back foot |
| 6.3 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, more nip, and a bit of tuck, across the left hander who shoulders arms |
| 6.4 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, on a good length, teasing Sangakkara, or trying to - the batsman comes forward and shows him his chest |
| 6.5 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, across the left hander, driven off the back foot into the covers |
| 6.6 | Anderson to Sangakkara, 1 run, on off, pinged off the back foot in front of square |
| End of over 7 (1 run) - Sri Lanka 22/2 (213 runs required from 43 overs, RR: 3.14, RRR: 4.95) | KC Sangakkara |
| 2* (17b) |
| JM Anderson |
| 4-1-13-0 | | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 0* (2b) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 3-0-8-2 | |
| 7.1 | Sidebottom to Sangakkara, no run, on off, rising, defended consequently off the back foot down into the covers |
| 7.2 | Sidebottom to Sangakkara, no run, on off again, pinpointed, defended back down |
| Some real urgency and effort evident with Sidebottom and Anderson today |
| 7.3 | Sidebottom to Sangakkara, no run, outside off, climbing a touch, jumps back and defends well down |
| 7.4 | Sidebottom to Sangakkara, no run, pushed up there, defended on the back foot but dancing forward at the same time, unusually enough |
| 7.5 | Sidebottom to Sangakkara, no run, outside off, easing away with a gentle arc, and prodded into the covers without trouble |
| 7.6 | Sidebottom to Sangakkara, no run, outside off, not as much curve, defended off the back foot |
| A rare maiden, and what a stout one. Anderson to continue |
| End of over 8 (maiden) - Sri Lanka 22/2 (213 runs required from 42 overs, RR: 2.75, RRR: 5.07) | KC Sangakkara |
| 2* (23b) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 4-1-8-2 | | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 0* (2b) |
| JM Anderson |
| 4-1-13-0 | |
| 8.1 | Anderson to Jayawardene, no run, on off, angling in, Jayawardene waits and has all the time to defend forward |
| 8.2 | Anderson to Jayawardene, 1 run, angling in again, towards middle this time, helped on the way off the toes |
| 8.3 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, outside off, plenty of width, driven out to cover |
| 8.4 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, nibbled across the left hander, heading on the up towards off, and defended easily |
| 8.5 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, outside off, a lifter which nearly gets the man - Sangakkara slashing hard at a late cut - but luckily for him it was too late |
| 8.6 | Anderson to Sangakkara, no run, outside off, worked into the off side by our colleague Sangakkara |
| End of over 9 (1 run) - Sri Lanka 23/2 (212 runs required from 41 overs, RR: 2.55, RRR: 5.17) | KC Sangakkara |
| 2* (27b) |
| JM Anderson |
| 5-1-14-0 | | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 1* (4b) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 4-1-8-2 | |
| 9.1 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, 1 run, on leg, and Sidebottom, not impressed with his width, growls as the turn off the hips results in a single behind square |
| 9.2 | Sidebottom to Sangakkara, no run, firmly up there, and a drive into the ground prompts Pietersen into fielding action |
| 9.3 | Sidebottom to Sangakkara, no run, outside off, pushed down the channel and it carries through |
| 9.4 | Sidebottom to Sangakkara, 1 run, on middle, swished with a late dink into midwicket and some casual fielding allows a second |
| Collingwood is thunderous |
| Two slips in, note you |
| 9.5 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, outside off, defended off the back foot straight back down the track |
| 9.6 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, FOUR, down leg, turned well through fine |
| Now, for the first time today, it's my pleasure to say gidday to Martin Williamson |
| End of over 10 (6 runs) - Sri Lanka 29/2 (206 runs required from 40 overs, RR: 2.90, RRR: 5.15) | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 6* (7b 1x4) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 5-1-14-2 | | KC Sangakkara |
| 3* (30b) |
| JM Anderson |
| 5-1-14-0 | |
| Thanks Jenny. She'll be back later for a final spurt before she heads off into the outback. Meantime, it's a Powerplay, a conventional one which Rudi Koertzen signals with two fingers |
| 10.1 | Anderson to Sangakkara, 1 run, angled down to third man, ambled single, trundled return |
| 10.2 | Anderson to Jayawardene, no run, back and across, into line, studious defence |
| 10.3 | Anderson to Jayawardene, no run, again turned a bit square on, met with the full face and patted firmly to mid-on |
| 10.4 | Anderson to Jayawardene, no run, back but a little cramped as the ball jags back into him, all he can do it jerk the ball into the leg side |
| 10.5 | Anderson to Jayawardene, 1 run, more width, crisply driven into the covers, Bopara at cover leaps to his left and gathers the ball at full length while a foot off the ground |
| 10.6 | Anderson to Sangakkara, 2 runs, sweetly clipped off his toes square on the leg side, Broad races round from long leg, picks up one handed and that's enough to deter a third which was probably there had they been a few years younger |
| End of over 11 (4 runs) - Sri Lanka 33/2 (202 runs required from 39 overs, RR: 3.00, RRR: 5.17) | KC Sangakkara |
| 6* (32b) |
| JM Anderson |
| 6-1-18-0 | | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 7* (11b 1x4) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 5-1-14-2 | |
| "Can we have some comments about how dull and boring Sri Lanka's batting is?" asks Stewart Swift. It's what the fans want |
| 11.1 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, pushed very boringly into the off side, soporifically fielded and tossed back to the bowler |
| 11.2 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, a little extra bounce and the ball spits past a probing outside edge |
| That almost qualified as being exciting. |
| 11.3 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, very watchful, pushed to extra cover |
| A gentle murmur round the terraces, a few chants, not much more |
| 11.4 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, 1 wide, he pulled down on that as he let go and it was heading down the leg side from the second it left his hand |
| 11.4 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, pushed firmly to the right of mid-on, a loud shout of "yes" and both batsmen stay rooted to the spot |
| 11.5 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, good length, Jayawardene back and across, pushed defensively into the off side |
| 11.6 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, slower ball, Jayawardene picks it but by the time he has he can only push half-heartedly square on the off side |
| A good over barring the wide ... |
| End of over 12 (1 run) - Sri Lanka 34/2 (201 runs required from 38 overs, RR: 2.83, RRR: 5.28) | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 7* (17b 1x4) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 6-1-15-2 | | KC Sangakkara |
| 6* (32b) |
| JM Anderson |
| 6-1-18-0 | |
| Stuart Broad into the attack looking full of vim and youthful vigour. |
| 12.1 | Broad to Sangakkara, no run, bowled from wide on the crease, angling into the left hander and the ball is turned into the hands of square leg |
| 12.2 | Broad to Sangakkara, 1 run, drop and run a few feet into the off side, a quick call and the batsman beats the diving underarm throw of point |
| 12.3 | Broad to Jayawardene, 1 leg bye, slanted down the leg side, it strikes the pads as Jayawardene swishes to leg and bobbles into the on side |
| 12.4 | Broad to Sangakkara, no run, shorter, steps back and cuts to point |
| 12.5 | Broad to Sangakkara, 2 runs, cut harder and slightly finer so it evades point, Sidebottom hurtles round the rope and fields superbly on the slide |
| 12.6 | Broad to Sangakkara, OUT, wide, Sangakkara flashes, gets a thick edge and Mustard takes a good, low catch diving to his left. |
| KC Sangakkara c  Mustard b Broad 9 (54m 37b 0x4 0x6) SR: 24.32 |
| Sangakkara's been dropped twice so it's third time unlucky ... he went to smack his bat on his pads as he headed off, missed, and let go of the bat ... he then had to skulk back from whence he came to pick it up out of the dirt ... |
| End of over 13 (4 runs) - Sri Lanka 38/3 (197 runs required from 37 overs, RR: 2.92, RRR: 5.32)
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| SCJ Broad |
| 1-0-3-1 | | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 7* (18b 1x4) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 6-1-15-2 | |
| 13.1 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, back of a length from Sidebottom, back of the crease from Jayawardene, blocked |
| 13.2 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, again Jayawardene forced back and he can do no more than block |
| 13.3 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, slanted across the right hander, a bit of a limp prod and Mustard takes the ball which was inches from the edge |
| 13.4 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, patted into the off side |
| Sidebottom is on form here ... a good over and a half ... |
| 13.5 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, again no more than a defensive shot and the England cordon again strangles the ball and prevents the run |
| 13.6 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, on the same spot, Jayawardene back and blocks to cover |
| That's another maiden - the third of the innings. Sri Lanka need 197 from 36 overs and are slipping ... they need a big innings from Jayawardene |
| End of over 14 (maiden) - Sri Lanka 38/3 (197 runs required from 36 overs, RR: 2.71, RRR: 5.47) | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 7* (24b 1x4) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 7-2-15-2 | | LPC Silva |
| 0* (0b) |
| SCJ Broad |
| 1-0-3-1 | |
| 14.1 | Broad to Silva, OUT, a first baller for Silva, undone by a bit more bounce, he can't get over the ball, it takes the shoulder of the bat and loops gently to backward point |
| LPC Silva c Collingwood b Broad 0 (6m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00 |
| Stuart Broad's on a hat-trick. What a difference three days makes ... |
| 14.2 | Broad to Dilshan, 1 leg bye, a loud appeal - entirely without hope as the ball was heading well down the leg side, but on a hat-trick you've got to try |
| 14.3 | Broad to Jayawardene, 1 run, pushed into the off side |
| 14.4 | Broad to Dilshan, FOUR, short but too wide, Dilshan steps back and hammers that high over backward point and it races over the rope |
| 14.5 | Broad to Dilshan, 1 run, back, pushed wide of midwicket and that allows a well-run single |
| 14.6 | Broad to Jayawardene, 1 run, played with an angled bat and soft hands to the right of point |
| End of over 15 (8 runs) - Sri Lanka 46/4 (189 runs required from 35 overs, RR: 3.06, RRR: 5.40) | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 9* (26b 1x4) |
| SCJ Broad |
| 2-0-10-2 | | TM Dilshan |
| 5* (3b 1x4) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 7-2-15-2 | |
| 15.1 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, no run, flicked off his hips into the leg side, there's a man there on the one for just that shot |
| Still subdued on the terraces ... it's not surprising as this is not going as expected |
| 15.2 | Sidebottom to Jayawardene, 1 run, swished but not timed between square leg and midwicket |
| 15.3 | Sidebottom to Dilshan, no run, circumspect and solid forward defensive |
| 15.4 | Sidebottom to Dilshan, 4 leg byes, a trifle leggish, a big swing, it takes a deflection off the pad, too thick for Mustard to have a chance of cutting it off, too thin to take it into the reach of long leg |
| 15.5 | Sidebottom to Dilshan, 2 runs, firm push-drive between cover and extra cover |
| 15.6 | Sidebottom to Dilshan, no run, back, he shapes to whip it through midwicket but his timing is all over the place and the ball splutters a few yards into the leg side |
| End of over 16 (7 runs) - Sri Lanka 53/4 (182 runs required from 34 overs, RR: 3.31, RRR: 5.35) | TM Dilshan |
| 7* (7b 1x4) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 8-2-18-2 | | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 10* (28b 1x4) |
| SCJ Broad |
| 2-0-10-2 | |
| Collingwood spends a few moments waving and directing the field |
| 16.1 | Broad to Jayawardene, no run, defensive push down the pitch, the bat twists in his hands as he plays it and the ball dribbles back to Broad |
| 16.2 | Broad to Jayawardene, no run, slower ball, looping outside of stump, driven to Collingwood at extra cover |
| Jayawardene looks very unimpressed with himself for missing out on that. |
| 16.3 | Broad to Jayawardene, no run, forced back, again defended back to Broad |
| 16.4 | Broad to Jayawardene, FOUR, best shot of the innings, wide and just short of a length, he waits, leans slightly back and cracks the ball all along the ground through the covers |
| 16.5 | Broad to Jayawardene, no run, attempts a tip and run, gets a thick edge into his front pad which was on the move, and that gives the ball an extra boost and so it goes quicker to the incoming fielder than it might otherwise have .... in other words, no run |
| 16.6 | Broad to Jayawardene, no run, cut to point, not placed wide of the fielder |
| End of over 17 (4 runs) - Sri Lanka 57/4 (178 runs required from 33 overs, RR: 3.35, RRR: 5.39) | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 14* (34b 2x4) |
| SCJ Broad |
| 3-0-14-2 | | TM Dilshan |
| 7* (7b 1x4) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 8-2-18-2 | |
| James Anderson back for a second spell from the Press Box End |
| 17.1 | Anderson to Dilshan, no run, a bit of a loosener outside off, no shot attempted |
| 17.2 | Anderson to Dilshan, no run, slower ball, Dilshan was looking to hit that high over the bowler's head but was undone by the change of pace and he misses |
| 17.3 | Anderson to Dilshan, no run, Dilshan gets in a complete muddle, all tangled up, the ball hits him but was heading down the leg |
| 17.4 | Anderson to Dilshan, 1 run, worked round the corner on the leg side |
| 17.5 | Anderson to Jayawardene, 1 run, driven on the up through the covers, the man patrolling the boundary trots in and fields |
| 17.6 | Anderson to Dilshan, FOUR, short, pulled high towards square leg, for a moment it appeared as if he had got under it and it was going more up than out, but it had the legs and was a one-bounce four and square enough to be out of harm's way as well |
| End of over 18 (6 runs) - Sri Lanka 63/4 (172 runs required from 32 overs, RR: 3.50, RRR: 5.37) | TM Dilshan |
| 12* (12b 2x4) |
| JM Anderson |
| 7-1-24-0 | | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 15* (35b 2x4) |
| SCJ Broad |
| 3-0-14-2 | |
| 18.1 | Broad to Jayawardene, 1 run, tipped a yard or two into the on side for a scurried single |
| 18.2 | Broad to Dilshan, 2 runs, whipped off his legs behind square on the leg side, superb running allows the second |
| 18.3 | Broad to Dilshan, no run, defensive pat into the off |
| 18.4 | Broad to Dilshan, 1 run, short and pulled with a flourish and a swivel, all along the ground. Maximum effort for scant reward ... |
| 18.5 | Broad to Jayawardene, no run, short and wide, poked off the face to short third man where Shah deftly fields |
| 18.6 | Broad to Jayawardene, no run, he looks to squirt the ball to leg, it takes a thick edge and dribbles into the off side |
| End of over 19 (4 runs) - Sri Lanka 67/4 (168 runs required from 31 overs, RR: 3.52, RRR: 5.41) | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 16* (38b 2x4) |
| SCJ Broad |
| 4-0-18-2 | | TM Dilshan |
| 15* (15b 2x4) |
| JM Anderson |
| 7-1-24-0 | |
| 19.1 | Anderson to Dilshan, 2 runs, slightly short, whipped off his hips to deep midwicket |
| Sidebottom is back on ... not that we'd actually noticed he had gone anywhere ... but back he is |
| 19.2 | Anderson to Dilshan, no run, indiscriminate dab outside off stump which he misses |
| 19.3 | Anderson to Dilshan, 2 runs, cut off the back foot, he did well there as he was cramped for room but he still timed the ball |
| 19.4 | Anderson to Dilshan, 1 leg bye, down the leg side, a thin deflection off the pads and Mustard makes a good diving half-stop |
| Collingwood waving like a tic-tac man at Epsom races |
| 19.5 | Anderson to Jayawardene, 1 run, deflected into the leg side |
| 19.6 | Anderson to Dilshan, 1 run, short, pulled well with a good roll of the wrists |
| And by public request (her mum emailed twice) to see us through to the end of the match, for the last time, it's Jenny Thompson. Well, the reality is that nobody else wanted to do it ... but it's a moving tribute nevertheless. It's been emotional but she will reappear in a few weeks time servicing the needs of our Australian audience. Pity them. Hello, everyone. I'm moved. Now, this match is now nearly as massive as student nights in Uropa used to be (big up). Here we go. |
| End of over 20 (7 runs) - Sri Lanka 74/4 (161 runs required from 30 overs, RR: 3.70, RRR: 5.36) | TM Dilshan |
| 20* (20b 2x4) |
| JM Anderson |
| 8-1-30-0 | | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 17* (39b 2x4) |
| SCJ Broad |
| 4-0-18-2 | |
| 20.1 | Broad to Dilshan, FOUR, short ball and there's a lucky shot - a huge hoick of a hook takes a big edge and flies up, up and way over Mustard |
| 20.2 | Broad to Dilshan, no run, angling in at the right hander who shimmies the ball off his hips behind square |
| 20.3 | Broad to Dilshan, 1 run, plenty of room outside off and cut off the back foot through point |
| 20.4 | Broad to Jayawardene, 1 run, cut away behind point |
| 20.5 | Broad to Dilshan, 1 run, still outside off, but tighter, a dab towards point, a quick single and a run in from point ending in an underarm throw |
| 20.6 | Broad to Jayawardene, FOUR, outside off, cut late and fine through third man - well watched |
| Pietersen and Collingwood are having a tactical discussion involving short-arm air jabs. It's all going on. And now it's Collingwood into the attack |
| End of over 21 (11 runs) - Sri Lanka 85/4 (150 runs required from 29 overs, RR: 4.04, RRR: 5.17) | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 22* (41b 3x4) |
| SCJ Broad |
| 5-0-29-2 | | TM Dilshan |
| 26* (24b 3x4) |
| JM Anderson |
| 8-1-30-0 | |
| 21.1 | Collingwood to Dilshan, no run, outside off, cut to point where Shah tidies up well and throws back in from his knees |
| 21.2 | Collingwood to Dilshan, no run, dobbled on to the spot, driven back into the pitch |
| 21.3 | Collingwood to Dilshan, 3 runs, "Catch it" jokes Mustard as the ball is sent wide, correspondingly drilled through the covers and they come back for two |
| 21.4 | Collingwood to Jayawardene, no run, driven off the back foot to point |
| 21.5 | Collingwood to Jayawardene, no run, poked into the ground |
| 21.6 | Collingwood to Jayawardene, 1 leg bye, strays down leg and helped off the toes behind square |
| It's Swann now to glide into the attack. He's setting his field patiently while, in our corner, Andrew Miller is intently staring at Monty Panesar's new book |
| End of over 22 (4 runs) - Sri Lanka 89/4 (146 runs required from 28 overs, RR: 4.04, RRR: 5.21) | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 22* (44b 3x4) |
| PD Collingwood |
| 1-0-3-0 | | TM Dilshan |
| 29* (27b 3x4) |
| SCJ Broad |
| 5-0-29-2 | |
| 22.1 | Swann to Jayawardene, 1 run, driven forward for a quick single |
| 22.2 | Swann to Dilshan, no run, plenty of turn from outside off, cramping him for room, defended forward |
| 22.3 | Swann to Dilshan, OUT, excellent delivery, turning back in and getting the batsman to drive - the ball crashing through the gate and onto the sticks |
| TM Dilshan b Swann 29 (36m 29b 3x4 0x6) SR: 100.00 |
| Swann's delighted with that streak of tweak |
| Oh hello, slip and a short leg |
| 22.4 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, defended first time |
| 22.5 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, and defended second time, stoutly |
| Good stuff from Swann |
| 22.6 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, on leg, turned to midwicket where it's tightly stopped and quickly thrown back |
| England are up for this, and it's game on |
| End of over 23 (1 run) - Sri Lanka 90/5 (145 runs required from 27 overs, RR: 3.91, RRR: 5.37) | J Mubarak |
| 0* (3b) |
| GP Swann |
| 1-0-1-1 | | DPMD Jayawardene |
| 23* (45b 3x4) |
| PD Collingwood |
| 1-0-3-0 | |
| 23.1 | Collingwood to Jayawardene, no run, on off, tight, rising, squeezed into the off side |
| 23.2 | Collingwood to Jayawardene, no run, the ball starts wideish, and some movement away carries it wider. The batsman goes chasing with an icecream scoop of a drive |
| 23.3 | Collingwood to Jayawardene, no run, defended forward |
| 23.4 | Collingwood to Jayawardene, no run, more away swing, driven forward |
| 23.5 | Collingwood to Jayawardene, no run, outside off, swing away, a cover drive towards Bell - tantalisingly, some may say |
| 23.6 | Collingwood to Jayawardene, OUT, stopped on him, he tried to turn it onto the leg-side and sends a leading edge to Pietersen who takes a very tidy catch indeed |
| DPMD Jayawardene c Pietersen b Collingwood 23 (84m 51b 3x4 0x6) SR: 45.09 |
| End of over 24 (wicket maiden) - Sri Lanka 90/6 (145 runs required from 26 overs, RR: 3.75, RRR: 5.57)
|
| PD Collingwood |
| 2-1-3-1 | | J Mubarak |
| 0* (3b) |
| GP Swann |
| 1-0-1-1 | |
| 24.1 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, outside off and turns away from the left hander |
| 24.2 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, turn again, but well away from the left hander |
| 24.3 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, outside off, defended on the front foot |
| 24.4 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, turned off the shins towards midwicket |
| 24.5 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, outside off, reaches out to drive to the covers |
| 24.6 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, on off, defended forward |
| Halfway through the innings. Can Sri Lanka climb out of this now, or are England going to level the series? |
| End of over 25 (maiden) - Sri Lanka 90/6 (145 runs required from 25 overs, RR: 3.60, RRR: 5.80) | J Mubarak |
| 0* (9b) |
| GP Swann |
| 2-1-1-1 | | MF Maharoof |
| 0* (0b) |
| PD Collingwood |
| 2-1-3-1 | |
| 25.1 | Collingwood to Maharoof, 1 run, nipped in from outside off, turned off the ankles in front of square |
| 25.2 | Collingwood to Mubarak, 3 runs, on leg, turned through midwicket and Sidebottom hunts it down inside the boundary |
| 25.3 | Collingwood to Maharoof, no run, outside off, turned away - and left alone |
| 25.4 | Collingwood to Maharoof, no run, short, steepling through off, left again |
| 25.5 | Collingwood to Maharoof, 1 run, short, on middle, and hooked round |
| 25.6 | Collingwood to Mubarak, no run, tries a swipe, doesn't connect |
| End of over 26 (5 runs) - Sri Lanka 95/6 (140 runs required from 24 overs, RR: 3.65, RRR: 5.83) | J Mubarak |
| 3* (11b) |
| PD Collingwood |
| 3-1-8-1 | | MF Maharoof |
| 2* (4b) |
| GP Swann |
| 2-1-1-1 | |
| 26.1 | Swann to Maharoof, no run, outside off and however urgent the "Catch it" is - which is pretty urgent - there is no wicket as it hardly pops up |
| 26.2 | Swann to Maharoof, no run, same again, and same again (or (Beth) ditto if you like) |
| 26.3 | Swann to Maharoof, 1 run, turned to short midwicket |
| 26.4 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, up there and defended on the back foot |
| 26.5 | Swann to Mubarak, 2 runs, swiped away on the back foot to deep midwicket |
| 26.6 | Swann to Mubarak, 1 leg bye, swiddles up from leg into space and on, harmlessly, towards fine leg |
| Here's Broad back into the attack |
| End of over 27 (4 runs) - Sri Lanka 99/6 (136 runs required from 23 overs, RR: 3.66, RRR: 5.91) | J Mubarak |
| 5* (14b) |
| GP Swann |
| 3-1-4-1 | | MF Maharoof |
| 3* (7b) |
| PD Collingwood |
| 3-1-8-1 | |
| 27.1 | Broad to Mubarak, no run, across the left hander, drive to cover, left alone |
| 27.2 | Broad to Mubarak, no run, crashed in on middle, defended on the front foot |
| 27.3 | Broad to Mubarak, no run, up there and a forward defence |
| 27.4 | Broad to Mubarak, 1 run, enough width outside off to cut behind point but an over-eager return results in an overthrow to bring up the hundred |
| 27.5 | Broad to Maharoof, no run, outside off, defended off the back foot into the covers |
| 27.6 | Broad to Maharoof, no run, a tidy delivery. Good line? Tick. Good length? Tick. Forward defence? Spot on |
| End of over 28 (1 run) - Sri Lanka 100/6 (135 runs required from 22 overs, RR: 3.57, RRR: 6.13) | MF Maharoof |
| 3* (9b) |
| SCJ Broad |
| 6-0-30-2 | | J Mubarak |
| 6* (18b) |
| GP Swann |
| 3-1-4-1 | |
| 28.1 | Swann to Mubarak, 2 runs, outside off and reached out to sweep - as cheekily as a sweep can be, which is very - round through the 45 |
| "Come on Swanny," chirps Mustardy, the wicky |
| 28.2 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, full delivery, tight, and the most obvious thing to do is to defend forward. So he does |
| 28.3 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, pitches on middle then curves naughtily away from the batsman who watches it before poking forward |
| 28.4 | Swann to Mubarak, 2 runs, a quick second run is just-to-say well taken: a half-hearted referral to the third umpire takes no time to clear up, but a direct hit would have been very close indeed |
| 28.5 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, defended forward |
| 28.6 | Swann to Mubarak, 1 run, confident, well-swept sweep |
| End of over 29 (5 runs) - Sri Lanka 105/6 (130 runs required from 21 overs, RR: 3.62, RRR: 6.19) | J Mubarak |
| 11* (24b) |
| GP Swann |
| 4-1-9-1 | | MF Maharoof |
| 3* (9b) |
| SCJ Broad |
| 6-0-30-2 | |
| 29.1 | Broad to Mubarak, no run, banged down and across the left hander's shoulder, who pulls out of that one on the swivel |
| 29.2 | Broad to Mubarak, no run, short again, straight this time and a duck is called into play |
| 29.3 | Broad to Mubarak, 1 run, angled flatter across this time, a forthright drive finds cover |
| 29.4 | Broad to Maharoof, 1 run, slight swing in from outside off, driven back out to cover |
| Collingwood's warming up - a hint to himself, or just keeping loose? |
| 29.5 | Broad to Mubarak, FOUR, outside off, short and pulled way away through midwicket for a clean four |
| 29.6 | Broad to Mubarak, FOUR, outside off and back-to-back fours as a late cut is well turned through third man |
| End of over 30 (10 runs) - Sri Lanka 115/6 (120 runs required from 20 overs, RR: 3.83, RRR: 6.00) | J Mubarak |
| 20* (29b 2x4) |
| SCJ Broad |
| 7-0-40-2 | | MF Maharoof |
| 4* (10b) |
| GP Swann |
| 4-1-9-1 | |
| 30.1 | Swann to Maharoof, no run, outside off, turns back into the right hander who muffles it with a soft bat |
| 30.2 | Swann to Maharoof, no run, a quicker one, a sweep, a big appeal, but the umpire is moved only to shake his head |
| 30.3 | Swann to Maharoof, no run, "Cachercacher" suggests Mustard mysteriously, as the ball is pressed down forward |
| 30.4 | Swann to Maharoof, no run, again a quiet delivery, dealt with defensively |
| I hate myself for using the phrase "Good areas" but here it's the truth |
| 30.5 | Swann to Maharoof, no run, driven back forward, evidence of attacking intent with a flurry of the back foot |
| 30.6 | Swann to Maharoof, 1 leg bye, steps forward to press the ball behind square this time - off the pads, says the ump, and so shall the scorebook |
| End of over 31 (maiden) - Sri Lanka 116/6 (119 runs required from 19 overs, RR: 3.74, RRR: 6.26) | MF Maharoof |
| 4* (16b) |
| GP Swann |
| 5-2-9-1 | | J Mubarak |
| 20* (29b 2x4) |
| SCJ Broad |
| 7-0-40-2 | |
| And it will be Collingwood after all |
| 31.1 | Collingwood to Maharoof, 1 run, outside off, width, comes back in, and is well worked off the back foot in front of point |
| 31.2 | Collingwood to Mubarak, no run, straight delivery, defended forward - a loud appeal from the fielders but tellingly not from Collingwood |
| 31.3 | Collingwood to Mubarak, no run, across the left hander, who chooses to leave |
| 31.4 | Collingwood to Mubarak, 1 run, across him again, tighter, but still makes enough room to pull in front of square |
| Mubarak shouts something to Maharoof now |
| 31.5 | Collingwood to Maharoof, 1 run, width outside off and he dangles his bat away from his body to guide it easily to the covers, setting off immediately |
| 31.6 | Collingwood to Mubarak, 1 run, outside off and waits for the drive into the covers |
| End of over 32 (4 runs) - Sri Lanka 120/6 (115 runs required from 18 overs, RR: 3.75, RRR: 6.38) | J Mubarak |
| 22* (33b 2x4) |
| PD Collingwood |
| 4-1-12-1 | | MF Maharoof |
| 6* (18b) |
| GP Swann |
| 5-2-9-1 | |
| 32.1 | Swann to Mubarak, 1 run, down leg, turned on its way |
| 32.2 | Swann to Maharoof, OUT, outside off, driven back to the bowler, and there's an excellent catch, snapped low |
| MF Maharoof c & b Swann 6 (35m 19b 0x4 0x6) SR: 31.57 |
| "That could be curtains," says Andrew Miller in his broadcasting voice, pointing his index finger into the desk, while Gnasher comes up with an even bigger call: "Monty has to watch out in Tests now." |
| 32.3 | Swann to Vaas, no run, on a length, on middle, and driven into the ground |
| 32.4 | Swann to Vaas, 1 run, on off, slightly short, played off the back foot behind point |
| 32.5 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, outside off, turned away, poked down to gully |
| 32.6 | Swann to Mubarak, 1 run, up there, driven into the covers |
| End of over 33 (3 runs) - Sri Lanka 123/7 (112 runs required from 17 overs, RR: 3.72, RRR: 6.58) | J Mubarak |
| 24* (36b 2x4) |
| GP Swann |
| 6-2-12-2 | | WPUJC Vaas |
| 1* (2b) |
| PD Collingwood |
| 4-1-12-1 | |
| 33.1 | Collingwood to Mubarak, 1 run, comes out, drives back to the covers |
| 33.2 | Collingwood to Vaas, no run, past the outside edge, slinking away, has a poke at it |
| 33.3 | Collingwood to Vaas, 1 run, moving away from him again, and an outside edge from a drive bounces just in front of Shah |
| Collingwood utters some not very upper deck language |
| 33.4 | Collingwood to Mubarak, 1 leg bye, big shout for leg-before, turned off the legs |
| 33.5 | Collingwood to Vaas, OUT, angling across the left hander, swinging away, found the outside edge as he chased it. Mustard made no mistake |
| WPUJC Vaas c Mustard b Collingwood 2 (6m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40.00 |
| Collingwood gave Vaas something of a send off, and not a polite one |
| 33.6 | Collingwood to Malinga, no run, a tame dot |
| Sri Lanka in the mire now, England closing in on levelling the series. Just in case you hadn't been watching... |
| End of over 34 (3 runs) - Sri Lanka 126/8 (109 runs required from 16 overs, RR: 3.70, RRR: 6.81) | SL Malinga |
| 0* (1b) |
| PD Collingwood |
| 5-1-14-2 | | J Mubarak |
| 25* (38b 2x4) |
| GP Swann |
| 6-2-12-2 | |
| 34.1 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, on off, worked forward |
| 34.2 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, low full toss, worked into the short midwicket region |
| 34.3 | Swann to Mubarak, OUT, run out at the non-striker's end without scoring, courtesy of Bell's quick work from cover |
| SL Malinga run out 0 (3m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00 |
| 34.4 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, defended on the front foot |
| 34.5 | Swann to Mubarak, 3 leg byes, turned down leg by the bowler, then the batsman and Cook gives chase |
| 34.6 | Swann to Fernando, no run, right up there, defended on the front foot |
| End of over 35 (wicket maiden) - Sri Lanka 129/9 (106 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 3.68, RRR: 7.06) | CRD Fernando |
| 0* (1b) |
| GP Swann |
| 7-3-12-2 | | J Mubarak |
| 25* (43b 2x4) |
| PD Collingwood |
| 5-1-14-2 | |
| 35.1 | Collingwood to Mubarak, 1 run, right up there, full and nearly a bunger, driven back out to mid-on |
| 35.2 | Collingwood to Fernando, no run, short delivery flies up and past the grille |
| 35.3 | Collingwood to Fernando, no run, outside off, dragged a touch short but driven into the covers where Cook lobs a gentle throw back in - as a lady, I'm not allowing myself to describe that as a girl's throw |
| 35.4 | Collingwood to Fernando, no run, outside off again, slower delivery, deceived the batsman who offers a lame scoop |
| 35.5 | Collingwood to Fernando, 1 run, driven hard into the ground and out towards cover - some game oomph in that shot |
| 35.6 | Collingwood to Mubarak, 1 run, short, and swiped round off the back foot to square |
| End of over 36 (3 runs) - Sri Lanka 132/9 (103 runs required from 14 overs, RR: 3.66, RRR: 7.35) | J Mubarak |
| 27* (45b 2x4) |
| PD Collingwood |
| 6-1-17-2 | | CRD Fernando |
| 1* (5b) |
| GP Swann |
| 7-3-12-2 | |
| 36.1 | Swann to Mubarak, 1 run, on leg, and turned down behind square |
| 36.2 | Swann to Fernando, 1 run, bit of air to that, turned round through the 45 |
| 36.3 | Swann to Mubarak, 1 run, a quick single - but Sri Lanka will need more than that right now |
| 36.4 | Swann to Fernando, 1 run, another one |
| 36.5 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, a forward defence this time |
| 36.6 | Swann to Mubarak, 1 run, scrambled single to point |
| Sidebottom back into the attack |
| End of over 37 (5 runs) - Sri Lanka 137/9 (98 runs required from 13 overs, RR: 3.70, RRR: 7.53) | J Mubarak |
| 30* (49b 2x4) |
| GP Swann |
| 8-3-17-2 | | CRD Fernando |
| 3* (7b) |
| PD Collingwood |
| 6-1-17-2 | |
| 37.1 | Sidebottom to Mubarak, no run, starts with a straight one, as he likes, right up there |
| 37.2 | Sidebottom to Mubarak, no run, driven into the covers |
| 37.3 | Sidebottom to Mubarak, 1 run, outside off, cut away behind deep point for a quick single, Anderson doing the work out there |
| 37.4 | Sidebottom to Fernando, no run, outside off, a touch short, an unconventional - OK, ugly - flat-bat back towards the covers. Doesn't time it |
| 37.5 | Sidebottom to Fernando, no run, big edge from a low full toss bounces down in front of first slip |
| 37.6 | Sidebottom to Fernando, no run, angles in awkwardly, defended on the front foot |
| End of over 38 (1 run) - Sri Lanka 138/9 (97 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 3.63, RRR: 8.08) | CRD Fernando |
| 3* (10b) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 9-2-19-2 | | J Mubarak |
| 31* (52b 2x4) |
| GP Swann |
| 8-3-17-2 | |
| 38.1 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, swilled in straight, and defended on the front foot |
| 38.2 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, outside off, pressed forward, and thoughts of a single are soon banished to the don't-think-so cupboard |
| 38.3 | Swann to Mubarak, 3 runs, driven on the up and up and eventually collected by Broad inside the extra cover boundary |
| 38.4 | Swann to Fernando, no run, outside off, turns in, eased down to backward point |
| 38.5 | Swann to Fernando, no run, on middle and off, worked in front of midwicket |
| 38.6 | Swann to Fernando, no run, a massive appeal for a fairly straight one that hits the leg just outside the line - Swann can't believe it |
| "Missing off? Missing off?" he demands of the umpire |
| End of over 39 (3 runs) - Sri Lanka 141/9 (94 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 3.61, RRR: 8.54) | CRD Fernando |
| 3* (13b) |
| GP Swann |
| 9-3-20-2 | | J Mubarak |
| 34* (55b 2x4) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 9-2-19-2 | |
| 39.1 | Sidebottom to Mubarak, no run, up there, driven to mid-off |
| 39.2 | Sidebottom to Mubarak, 1 run, outside off, late cut down to a wideish third man |
| 39.3 | Sidebottom to Fernando, no run, defended on the front foot |
| 39.4 | Sidebottom to Fernando, 2 runs, outside off, moving away with some width, bunted over the top of cover off the base of the bat |
| 39.5 | Sidebottom to Fernando, no run, pushed across the right hander who swipes at it |
| 39.6 | Sidebottom to Fernando, 1 run, low full toss driven on the up out towards the sweeper on the off-side boundary |
| That's the end of a good spell from Sidebottom - 2 for 23 from 10, you'd take that |
| End of over 40 (4 runs) - Sri Lanka 145/9 (90 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 3.62, RRR: 9.00) | CRD Fernando |
| 6* (17b) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 10-2-23-2 | | J Mubarak |
| 35* (57b 2x4) |
| GP Swann |
| 9-3-20-2 | |
| 40.1 | Swann to Fernando, no run, on the front foot |
| 40.2 | Swann to Fernando, 3 runs, eased down off the back foot |
| 40.3 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, on leg, turned to short midwicket |
| 40.4 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, defended sturdily on the front foot |
| 40.5 | Swann to Mubarak, FOUR, extra flight, straight and a great shot, driven over the covers, hitting with the spin |
| 40.6 | Swann to Mubarak, no run, on leg, pressed round to Pietersen who returns on one knee |
| Good spell from Swann, too - 2 for 27 from 10. Here's Collingwood now |
| End of over 41 (7 runs) - Sri Lanka 152/9 (83 runs required from 54 balls, RR: 3.70, RRR: 9.22) | J Mubarak |
| 39* (61b 3x4) |
| GP Swann |
| 10-3-27-2 | | CRD Fernando |
| 9* (19b) |
| RJ Sidebottom |
| 10-2-23-2 | |
| 41.1 | Collingwood to Fernando, FOUR, short and hooked through the 45 - that was very firmly struck indeed |
| 41.2 | Collingwood to Fernando, 1 run, worked off the back foot to third man |
| 41.3 | Collingwood to Mubarak, no run, outside off, poked away from the body |
| 41.4 | Collingwood to Mubarak, 1 run, outside off, cut away off the back foot |
| "Can you score the runs, Fernando?" beams Martin very Stuart-broadly. He's so proud of himself |
| 41.5 | Collingwood to Fernando, no run, worked into the covers |
| 41.6 | Collingwood to Fernando, FOUR, dragged only slightly short but well hooked through midwicket |
| Clean shot, good eye |
| End of over 42 (10 runs) - Sri Lanka 162/9 (73 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 3.85, RRR: 9.12) | CRD Fernando |
| 18* (23b 2x4) |
| PD Collingwood |
| 7-1-27-2 | | J Mubarak |
| 40* (63b 3x4) |
| GP Swann |
| 10-3-27-2 | |
| 42.1 | Broad to Mubarak, 1 leg bye, played off the hips to short square and a quick single |
| 42.2 | Broad to Fernando, no run, short, outside off, tried to hook it away but completely missed it |
| 42.3 | Broad to Fernando, 1 run, up there on leg, driven out to long-off |
| 42.4 | Broad to Mubarak, 1 run, cut down off the back foot |
| Mutt stopped play - but only briefly |
| 42.5 | Broad to Fernando, no run, short, on off, and defended on the back foot |
| The same dog has stopped play again. I love his insouciance. Brilliant |
| 42.6 | Broad to Fernando, no run, outside off and flashes away from his body - strike one |
| Collingwood again |
| End of over 43 (3 runs) - Sri Lanka 165/9 (70 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 3.83, RRR: 10.00) | CRD Fernando |
| 19* (27b 2x4) |
| SCJ Broad |
| 8-0-42-2 | | J Mubarak |
| 41* (65b 3x4) |
| PD Collingwood |
| 7-1-27-2 | |
| 43.1 | Collingwood to Mubarak, 1 run, full delivery, driven out through the covers |
| 43.2 | Collingwood to Fernando, 1 run, planted on a relatively good length, eased into the covers |
| 43.3 | Collingwood to Mubarak, 2 runs, worked on the up on leg wide of Sidebottom racing round |
| 43.4 | Collingwood to Mubarak, no run, worked forward, some pressure starting to build now |
| 43.5 | Collingwood to Mubarak, no run, away from the body - a poke again, but just fails to connect and breathes again |
| 43.6 | Collingwood to Mubarak, no run, cutter again, slower delivery, defended on the back foot |
| Broad now |
| End of over 44 (4 runs) - Sri Lanka 169/9 (66 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 3.84, RRR: 11.00) | J Mubarak |
| 44* (70b 3x4) |
| PD Collingwood |
| 8-1-31-2 | | CRD Fernando |
| 20* (28b 2x4) |
| SCJ Broad |
| 8-0-42-2 | |
| 44.1 | Broad to Fernando, no run, not the prettiest shot - a hoick from outside off connects with nothing |
| 44.2 | Broad to Fernando, no run, a more professional manoeuvre this time - even if it was a leave to a short one |
| 44.3 | Broad to Fernando, OUT, short one, straight and there's a call to the third umpire for a run-out for Collingwood's bullet from backward point and that completes the win |
| CRD Fernando run out 20 (39m 31b 2x4 0x6) SR: 64.51 |
| That's England's first one-day win in Sri Lanka since 1982. As Andrew Miller points out, England have won three Ashes series since that - and Gnasher was only just born. There'll be some celebrations tonight: England will be delighted with Shah's innings in particular and then a polished bowling effort from the get-go, allied to some excellent fielding. So the sides return on Sunday for the third match with the series level. Join us then - well, not me (Jenny Thompson), but the rest of the team today who have been Will Luke, Martin Williamson, Andrew Miller with Andrew 'Gnasher' McGlashan on bulletinal drums. Thanks for following us today. It's been emotional. |
